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noun
- 1. magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur: "the barren splendour of the Lake District" Similar Opposite
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SPLENDOUR definition: 1. great beauty that attracts admiration and attention: 2. the beautiful features or qualities of…. Learn more.
Definitions of splendour. noun. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand. synonyms: brilliance, grandeur, grandness, magnificence, splendor. see more. noun. a quality that outshines the usual. synonyms: brilliancy, luster, lustre, splendor. see more.
Splendour definition: the state or quality of being splendid. See examples of SPLENDOUR used in a sentence.
splendour. noun. /ˈsplendə (r)/. /ˈsplendər/. ( US English splendor) [uncountable] grand and impressive beauty synonym grandeur. The room has a view of Rheims Cathedral, in all its splendour. The palace has been restored to its former splendour. Extra Examples.
The splendour of something is its beautiful and impressive appearance. She gazed down upon the nighttime splendour of the city.
1. a. : great brightness or luster : brilliancy. b. : magnificence, pomp. 2. : something splendid. the splendors of the past. splendorous adjective. or less commonly splendrous. ˈsplen-d (ə-)rəs. Synonyms. augustness. brilliance. gloriousness. glory. gorgeousness. grandeur. grandness. magnificence. majesty. nobility.
1. brilliant, magnificent, very rich and grand etc. He looked splendid in his robes. estupendo, maravilloso. 2. very good or fine. a splendid piece of work. espléndido, magnífico. ˈsplendidly adverb. espléndidamente.
the beautiful features or qualities of a place, etc.: the splendors of Venice. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Beauty and attractiveness. aesthetic. attractiveness. beauty. chic. daintiness. gorgeousness. gracefulness. grandeur. gussy someone/something up. lustrously. magnificence. majestically. majesty. nobility. stateliness.
Meaning & use. 1.a. c1450–. Great brightness; brilliant light or lustre. α forms. c1450. In the sunne consydyr ȝe thynges thre, The splendure, the hete, and the lyght. Coventry Mysteries (Shakespeare Society) 191. 1600. When..The shining fort his goodly splendure losed. E. Fairfax, translation of T. Tasso, Godfrey of Bulloigne vii. xliv. 125. 1603.
the quality of being extremely beautiful or luxurious: Tourists marvelled at the splendour of the medieval cathedral. (Definition of splendour from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of splendour. in Chinese (Traditional) 壯麗, 雄偉, 輝煌… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 壮丽, 雄伟, 辉煌… See more. in Spanish.
